Legal Opinion

Leslie B. Shumake, Jr. v. Katarina Sitton Shumake

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 18, 2014No. 2012-CT-00718-SCTPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The DeSoto County Chancery Court granted a Final Judgment of Divorce to Leslie B. Shumake Jr. and Katari- na Sitton Shumake in February 2009. In the judgment, the chancellor ordered Leslie to pay Katarina $5,750 per month in periodic alimony. Shortly thereafter, in March 2009, Katarina filed a complaint for citation for contempt, claiming that Leslie had not paid the amount of alimony ordered by the chancellor. From the time Katarina filed her initial contempt complaint until April 2012, the chancery court held hearings and entered various orders addressing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Richardson v. RileyMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Varner v. VarnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Hardy v. BrockMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Bowe v. BoweMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Denson v. GeorgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Eric James Foster v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Hampton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Coahoma County, Mississippi v. City of Clarksdale, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2019
  4. Calvin Lee Robinson v. Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023
  5. Coahoma County, Mississippi v. City of Clarksdale, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2019

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